Spinning Beach Ball at first click on any button

Started out as spinning beach ball on the desk top but pointer was visible and moving on bars but not functional, would drop down but would not force quit. Shut down the hard way and now the SBB is on with the first click of any button and stays on everywhere. Have plenty of RAM and warranty just passed. Please give me suggestions. Thanks rohnjon
MacOSXpanther Mac OS X (10.3)

Repair Permissions.
Go to Mac HD and open it and then choose Applications and open it then scroll down to Utilities and Open it then go to Disk Utility and when you open it click and highlight Mac HD and at the bottom choose Verify Permissions, after it completes this then click on Repair Permissions.
If you can't do this and are unable to retrieve your system.
I am afraid you might have to use the Disc's and do one or the other options Either Archive Install or Erase Install.
I Know this is a pain, but not knowing exactly what all you have done I suggest a complete Erase Install.
This will wipe everything off your hard drive and will reInstall your operating system. I f you had any other 3rd party programs you will have to Install them again.
Cheers Don

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   Adblock Plus
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Thanks for the reply. I have reset SMC, everything seems to be OK except, when i start system preference, the icon on the dock jumps for awhile and then I get the spinning ball for split second before it opens. I still get the spinning ball when starting Garageband and that app takes the most amount of time to open. Any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks.

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Spinning Beach Ball in Menu Bar

Hi Guys,
I am experiencing the spinning beach ball when I cursor over any of the stock menu bar items and the system preferences window on my 2007 MBP. I took the machine to the Apple store today and their diagnostic software told me I needed a new hard drive. I therefore replaced the drive with a new one and I am still getting the same problem. I have done a couple of fresh reinstalls and have not installed any third part software.
Any ideas?

If the suggestions from the link do not work for you, run Apple's Hardware Test disc to check for hardware issues - Intel-based Macs: Using Apple Hardware Test.

Snow Leopard = Spinning Beach Ball?

It seems like ever since I installed Snow Leopard, using Safari is a chore. Almost every time I try to open a new tab, I get the Spinning Beach Ball for so long I have to go do something else. Is this an issue with SL? I can hardly get any work done.

I have to say that I'm starting to be angry about all this. I have a Macbook Pro Unibody 2.53 Mhz with 4GB.
Everything was fine. Then I bought Snow Leopard ...
Was this software even tested in the new macbooks?
The system stalls (I get this spinning beach ball) all the time with any app (Apple Mail, Firefox, Safari, System Profile you name it).
This even thought the Activity Monitor says that the system no under any stress.
I don't know why, but I suspect it may have something to do with drivers. But what a heck, isn't the hardware specifications defined and built by Apple.
Can someone post what info is needed to trace the problem?
I have my laptop connected to the company Active Directory, that is the only idiosyncrasy I can think of.
Best regards,
Nuno
PS: I don't want support, I want a OS that works as advertised in my latest model Mac Book Pro. Heck, the Windows 7 installed in BootCamp works better then Snow Leopard.

Problem description: My macbook pro since this afteon has been slower, every application I open, it takes a long time to open, and shows the spinning beach ball for a while before it opens or performs some task, or responds to a click- EtreCheck

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Problem description:
My macbook pro since this afternoon has been slower, every application I open, it takes a long time to open, and shows the spinning beach ball for a while before it opens or performs some task, or responds to a click…
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Report generated 31 de março de 2015 18:29:15 BRT
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
    MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) (Technical Specifications)
    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
    1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
    16 GB RAM Upgradeable
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            8 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM0
            8 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
    Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 250
Video Information: ℹ️
    Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB
        Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
    OS X 10.10.2 (14C1514) - Time since boot: 0:25:47
Disk Information: ℹ️
    Hitachi HTS545032B9A302 disk0 : (320,07 GB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 318.84 GB (47.94 GB free) - 51 errors
            Core Storage: disk0s2 319.21 GB Online
    MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Information: ℹ️
    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
    Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
    iTunesHelper    UNKNOWN Hidden (missing value)
    AdobeResourceSynchronizer    Application Hidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
    Stickies    Application (/Applications/Stickies.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 31 Check version
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.13 [Click for support]
    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.13 [Click for support]
    Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.8 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Click for support]
    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    npsf_cef: Version: sf 3.3.1.1 [Click for support]
    Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: Unknown
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
    DivX HiQ
    DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video>
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    Flash Player [Click for support]
    Java [Click for support]
    MacFUSE [Click for support]
    Perian [Click for support]
    Trusteer Endpoint Protection [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Skip System Files: NO
    Auto backup: YES
    Volumes being backed up:
        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 318.84 GB Disk used: 270.90 GB
    Destinations:
        Time Machine Backups [Local]
        Total size: 999.86 GB
        Total number of backups: 60
        Oldest backup: 2012-07-15 01:16:54 +0000
        Last backup: 2015-03-29 19:28:06 +0000
        Size of backup disk: Excellent
            Backup size 999.86 GB > (Disk size 318.84 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
        97%    rapportd
         3%    WindowServer
         1%    mds
         0%    fseventsd
         0%    distnoted
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    155 MB    Safari
    120 MB    Finder
    86 MB    rapportd
    86 MB    WindowServer
    69 MB    mds_stores
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    12.56 GB    Free RAM
    2.53 GB    Active RAM
    428 MB    Inactive RAM
    1.66 GB    Wired RAM
    1.04 GB    Page-ins
    0 B    Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
    Mar 31, 2015, 06:00:15 PM    Self test - passed
    Mar 31, 2015, 01:13:05 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Microsoft Error Reporting_2015-03-31-131305_[redacted].crash
    Mar 31, 2015, 01:05:42 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Microsoft Error Reporting_2015-03-31-130542_[redacted].crash
    Mar 31, 2015, 12:24:33 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Microsoft Error Reporting_2015-03-31-122433_[redacted].crash
    Mar 30, 2015, 05:45:38 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Skype_2015-03-30-174538_[redacted].cpu_resource .diag [Click for details]
    Mar 30, 2015, 01:52:07 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Last.fm Scrobbler_2015-03-30-135207_[redacted].crash
    Mar 29, 2015, 05:55:05 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-03-29-175505_[redacted].crash
    Mar 29, 2015, 01:06:38 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/VLC_2015-03-29-130638_[redacted].hang
    Mar 29, 2015, 01:02:47 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/VLC_2015-03-29-130247_[redacted].hang

Open Activity Monitor and kill this process - rapportd.
Reinstalling OS X Without Erasing the Drive
Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Reinstalling OS X Without Erasing the Drive
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the main menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility and press the Continue button. After Disk Utility loads select the Macintosh HD entry from the the left side list. Click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If Disk Utility reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit Disk Utility and return to the main menu.
Reinstall OS X: Select Reinstall OS X and click on the Continue button.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.
Alternatively, see:
Reinstall OS X Without Erasing the Drive
Choose the version you have installed now:
OS X Yosemite- Reinstall OS X
OS X Mavericks- Reinstall OS X
OS X Mountain Lion- Reinstall OS X
OS X Lion- Reinstall Mac OS X
     Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet
                 if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.

Right clicking causing spinning beach ball

I am having trouble with accessing contextual menus via right clicking in several applications. I use Pathfinder and every time I right click on a file/folder the program hangs and need to force quit. I searched their forums/support site and saw several complaints about this since Snow Leopard. So I thought it was a PathFinder problem.
Now I noticed it happens also in Excel 2004, Evernote, iTunes 9.0.2.
I have not tested all my apps but it doesn't happen in Mail, Safari, Finder, Address Book, 1Password, etc.
In searching forums, etc. I have found complaints about many of these individual applications without any consistent resolution.
This seems like a bigger issue than an individual application.
I am running SL 10.6.2 and Mac Pro quad core Xeon
Any help, thanks.
Jim

Thanks a lot for the quick reply. This helped me isolate the problem. It appears that Pathfinder has a problem.
After I followed you suggestion I tried each of the applications that I was having problems with. First I tried Pathfinder because I have that starting at Login. I still got the spinning beach ball. I forced quit. Then tried iTunes - worked fine. Then I tried Excel - worked fine. Then I tried Evernote - worked fine. Tried Pathfinder again - spinning beach ball. This time I just left it and didn't force quit. I tried iTunes and Evernote - worked fine. Tried Excel - spinning beach ball.
So I rebuilt LaunchServices again and this time tried Pathfinder last. All other applications worked fine until I tried right clicking in Pathfinder then I started having right clicking problems in some other applications.
I am going to share this with the Pathfinder folks. Like I said I did see some complaints of this problems there. I didn't understand that it could cause me problems in the other apps.
btw - after rebuilding the LaunchServices as you suggested I also noticed that my login time was DRAMATICALLY reduced. I load about 10 apps at login and they all loaded very fast now. So that rebuild really helped with that also.
also - I use Onyx about once a month and run many of the recommended scripts. I noticed that they offer an option to rebuild LaunchServices. Do you know if this is the same thing as the command you recommended?
Thanks so much for your help.
Jim

Spinning beach Ball with almost every click - please advise.

Folks, i have the last core 2 duo 2 GHz mac mini (2009) before they went unibody. It seems like every time I click anything the spinning beach ball comes up - like the computer is slow or always has to think about what it's doing.
I never had this problem with my 2008 model which was much slower (a single core). This machine just seems so slow and not snappy. Any ideas? I don't have the disk set to go to sleep by the way. And this happens system-wide, no matter what application or the finder. the drive is 7200 rpm by the way, 320 GB.
Snow Leopard- 4GB Ram

When I see the symptoms you've described, I'd first recommend running the Apple hardware test, just to ensure there's not an obvious hardware issue. Not likely on your machine, but you may want to consider that.
Free disk space is another consideration, already asked about above by daddy.
Boot from your OS X installation disk that came with your system, bring up Disk Utility and do a disk repair. If there are no issues identified, repair permissions, while you're there (you can repair permissions from Disk Utility on your applications/library too. You have to boot to your OS X disk to repair your hard drive).
If you don't run a disk maintenance program, you might consider OnyX. Download and run the tasks on the maintenance and cleaning tabs. A number of people have found that this makes a difference on performance. It's located at http://www.titanium.free.fr/download.php?sid=86da62a438d18b7b72aad4c9f630b9e0 . Good computing practice says that before using any disk maintenance software, you should have your hard drive backed up.

Spinning Beach Ball at first click on any button

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